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Look Both Ways
- Author
- Linwood Barclay
- Narrator
- Linwood Barclay, Ako Mitchell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2023
- Run Time
- 13 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery fiction, Technothriller, Science fiction: near future
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author
The residents of Garrett Island are part of a ground-breaking experiment. For a month, their cars will be replaced by self-driving vehicles – voice-controlled, comfortable and safe.
Single mum Sandra is prepping for the huge media event, and she’s ready for a driverless future. Widowed after her husband fell asleep at the wheel, she’s relieved that her kids may never need to drive themselves.
But as the day gets underway, disaster strikes. A journalist vanishes, possibly murdered. And before long, it’s clear something is very wrong. The cars are no longer taking orders from their passengers. They’re starting to organise. They’re starting to hunt. And they’ve got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights.
From the Sunday Times Number One bestseller Linwood Barclay comes a breakneck new thriller, Look Both Ways.
PRAISE FOR LOOK BOTH WAYS:
‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA
‘If “Jurassic Park but with autonomous automobiles” sounds like a very cool concept, that’s because it is’ FINANCIAL TIMES
PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY:
‘A… rich blend of smart social comedy, tense perilous scenes and loathsome villainy’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The twists keep coming’ THE TIMES
‘Barclay is a terrific writer … I couldn’t put it down, and you won’t be able to either. If you enjoy thrillers, this is the real deal. It never lets up’ STEPHEN KING
‘Stunning’ JEFFERY DEAVER
‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller – Linwood Barclay is in a class of his own’ T.M. LOGAN
‘Linwood Barclay is a stone-cold pro’ JOE HILL
‘A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride’ DAILY MAIL
‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM
Critics Review
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PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY:
‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA
‘Look Both Ways is stunning. With a plot that won’t stop… the novel speeds from first page to last… Bravo!’ JEFFREY DEAVER, AUTHOR OF HUNTING TIME
‘A superior thriller’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The twists keep coming’ THE TIMES
‘Find You First starts with a bang and ends with an even bigger one. Barclay is a terrific writer, but he’s outdone himself with this. It’s the best book of his career. I couldn’t put it down, and you won’t be able to either. If you enjoy thrillers, this is the real deal. It never lets up’ STEPHEN KING
‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller – Linwood Barclay is in a class of his own’ T.M. LOGAN
‘Genius … but terrifying’ THE SUN
‘This novel moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone-cold pro and Elevator Pitch is a shameless good time’ JOE HILL
‘A great cast of characters, tension, humour and a thrilling ending; this book takes Linwood to new heights!’ MARK EDWARDS
‘A fast-moving, high-concept thriller from the talented Barclay … a rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride’ DAILY MAIL
‘Linwood Barclay’s thrillers move at breakneck speed … pacy, exciting’ WOMAN & HOME
‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM
'A relentlessly tense thriller … there's plenty of the sardonic humour that came to the fore in Mr Barclay's previous novel Elevator Pitch … the comedy enhances the edgy atmosphere’ THE TIMES CRIME CLUB
'Another gripping thriller from bestselling master of tension Linwood Barclay' HELLO!
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.0
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5.0 5.0
Not sure where to start.. given the tile, you wohld think that its about someone having to keep their eye out for a killer following them. In a sense its true, but its not a human killer. Very well written on what could happen if we ever get to the stage of automated driving vehicles. Particularly scary given hackers are able to access most things. And could well achieve results as described in novel. Not going to go into more detail, as its an excellent read, or listen as in my case.
Just go buy it.. you wont be disappointedNigel Tansley 2024-09-17 -
5.0 3.0
The upside, it was a very good story about autonomous cars.
The downside, for me there was far too much explicit language by adults and children. It should have displayed an advisory notice!Unfortunately I didn't like the narration. Most of the characters were well read but some I found very irritating. Slow hesitant speech to add tension with pauses after each word for me just became annoying!Rocketman 2024-04-21
Details
- Author
- Linwood Barclay
- Narrator
- Linwood Barclay, Ako Mitchell
- Duration
- 13 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008499563
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery fiction, Technothriller, Science fiction: near future
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one. ‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and for one month, they’ve got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With just a voice command, an Arrival will take you where you want to go, and as the cars are all aware of each other, road accidents should be a thing of the past.As the world’s press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mom Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event. She’s ready for this new world. Her husband died when he fell asleep at the wheel, and she’s relieved her two teens, Archie and Katie, may never need driver’s licenses.But as the day gets underway, there are signs all is not well. A member of the press has vanished. There are rumours of industrial sabotage.Before long, the sleek driverless cars are no longer taking orders. They’re starting to organize. They’re starting to hunt. And they’ve got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights.From the international bestseller Linwood Barclay comes a breakneck new thriller. PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY: ‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA‘A superior thriller’ SUNDAY TIMES‘The twists keep coming’ THE TIMES‘Barclay is a terrific writer … I couldn’t put it down, and you won’t be able to either. If you enjoy thrillers, this is the real deal. It never lets up’ STEPHEN KING‘Stunning’ JEFFERY DEAVER‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller – Linwood Barclay is in a class of his own’ T.M. LOGAN‘Linwood Barclay is a stone-cold pro’ JOE HILL‘A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride’ DAILY MAIL‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM
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